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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

614 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 31

Departing Tenant Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY Thursday.—Police to-night organised an intensive search for a landlord after a man was shot in a flat…

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Truman Warns U.S. May Lose Cold War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, May 15. A.A.P.—President Truman said last night the United States might lose the cold war if Congress continued its efforts to cut his defence and foreign aid…

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Australian's Novel Of Jungle War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 5

War in the jungle seen through the eyes of a small commando patrol is the theme of a new Australian novel,…

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N.z. Soldiers Exonerated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 1

TOKYO, May 16, A.A.P.-Reuter.—A British Commonwealth military spokesman to-day announced that three New…

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Patrols Again Normal Berlin War Of Nerves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON, May 18. A.A.P.—Allied patrols on the autobahn between Berlin and Western Germany are again normal, after six days of Soviet interference…

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Women Wounded By Deranged Man

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.).—A deranged man wounded three women to-day after commandeering…

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£30M Bill For War Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.—War pensions covering both world wars now cost the Australian…

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H.M.A.S. Anzac To Relieve Bataan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 7

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The battle class destroyer H.M.A.S. Anzac will relieve the tribal class destroyer…

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Canada's War Power Grows

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 2

MONTREAL, Tuesday (A.A.P.). — Canada's Defence Minister (Mr, Brooke Claxton) said today that…

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Both War Pensions Cost £30m

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 8

CANBERRA. — Repatriation Minister, Senator Cooper, revealed today that the cost of war pension…

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Disabled Soldiers Seek Rise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Representatives of disabled soldiers' associations to-morrow will ask a Cabinet…

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Germans Warned On Civil War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 3

BERLIN, May 22. A.A.P.—The East German Premier (Herr Grotewohl) said last night the signing of a treaty…

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War Defences in U.s. Dumbfound Visitors

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK, Thurs.: Everything has been done in the past few days to alert New Yorkers to the dangers of war. All the week the emphasis has been on armed strength. American power is growing and the Government wants the taxpayers to see what they are…

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Korea's Biggest Raids War Plants Smashed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 1

SEOUL, May 23. A.A.P.—Australian Meteors were part of an Allied air armada that for two continuous days has subjected the area of Pyonyang, North Korean capital, to…

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Huge Coal Dumps on 2 FIELDS Reserves "Most Since War"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Coal reserves in New South Wales are at their highest point since the war. More than 800,000 tons are lying in dumps on the…

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War Memorial Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 1

ATHENS, May 25. A.A.P.—The Commonwealth War Memorial, unveiled by King Paul of Greece a month…

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Aims For War Widows

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 5

One of the aims of the War Widows' Guild of Australia was to unite war widows so they could work out their…

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Rebate On War Service Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—War Service homes purchasers will be allowed a rebate of 66 2-3 per cent. on insurance…

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R.S.L. Will Protect War Widows

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 10

The R.S.L. would step in if any war widows lost their jobs through staff retrenchment, the State representative of the R.S.L. (Mr. W. Hutchinson) said last night…

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New Chance Of Soldier Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Ex-servicemen previously debarred from securing soldier settlement may have their applications…

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